Ferdinand Bonaventura, 7th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (german: Ferdinand Bonaventura Christian Josef Hieronymus Rudolf Rafael Fürst Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau; 22 October 1834 – 2 January 1904) was the 7th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau.

Early life

Prince Ferdinand Bonaventura was born in

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, capital of the

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, as the only son of

Rudolf, 6th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau Rudolf, 6th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (german: Rudolf Josef Anton Ferdinand Franz Leonhard Wilhelm Guido Fürst Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau; 30 March 180227 January 1836) was the 6th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau. Early life ...

and Countess Wilhelmine Elisabeth of

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. He became the prince at the age of 1, upon the death of his father in 1836.

Marriage and family

Ferdinand Bonaventura was married on 5 April 1856 in

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to Princess Maria Josepha of

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(1835–1905), youngest daughter of Prince Karl of Liechtenstein and his wife, Countess Franzisca of Wrbna and Freudenthal. They had seven children: *Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (5 April 1857 – 1 October 1909), married in 1878 to Franz, Prince of Auersperg; had issue. * Karl Rudolf Ferdinand Andreas, 8th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (29 November 1858 – 11 December 1919), married in 1895 to Countess Elisabeth Wolff-Metternich zur Gracht; no issue. *

Rudolf, 9th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau Rudolf, 9th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (german: Rudolf Fürst Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau; 11 December 185913 March 1930) was the titular pretender House of Kinsky#Princes Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau, Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and T ...

(11 December 1859 – 13 March 1930), married in 1881 to Countess Marie of Wilczek; had 5 daughters. *Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (26 December 1861 – 11 July 1935), married in 1879 to

Alfred, 2nd Prince of Montenuovo Alfred, 2nd Prince of Montenuovo and Grandee of Spain (16 September 18546 September 1927) was one of the highest court officials of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. Among his ancestors were members of the House of Habsburg and the Medici family. ...

; had issue. *Countess Elisabeth Wilhelmina Maria Prokopia Cyrilla Methodia Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (4 July 1865 – 10 July 1941), married in 1884 to Johann, Count of Wilczek; had issue. Grandmother of Georgina, Princess Consort of Liechtenstein, born Countess Georgina von Wilczek * Count Ferdinand Vincenz Rudolf Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (8 September 1866 – 3 February 1916), married in 1892 to Princess Aglaë of Auersperg; had issue. Father of

Ulrich, 10th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau Ulrich, 10th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (german: Ulrich Ferdinand Adolf Antonius Bonaventura Maria Fürst Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau; 15 August 189319 December 1938) was the titular pretender Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau. E ...

; grandfather of Marie, Princess Consort of Liechtenstein, born Countess Marie Aglaë Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau *Countess Marie Clotilde Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (30 May 1878 – 19 July 1945), married in 1897 to

Count Ottokar von Czernin Ottokar Theobald Otto Maria ''Graf'' Czernin von und zu Chudenitz ( cs, Otakar Theobald Otto Maria hrabě Černín z Chudenic; 26 September 1872 – 4 April 1932) was an Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian diplomat and politician during the time of ...

; had issue. In 1873 he was invested as Knight of the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece. He died in 1904 and was succeeded by his eldest son

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Notes and sources

*Almanach de Gotha, Reference: 1874 150 *Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1956 , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferdinand Bonaventura Kinsky Of Wchinitz And Tettau, Prince 1834 births 1904 deaths House of Kinsky Nobility from Vienna Knights of the Golden Fleece of Austria